Writing · 14 min

English for internal mail

This writing task is about the language of internal mail in a firm with more than one office. Take one side. A useful post names a consequence: who cannot read a note, or whose judgment disappears. 'On the other hand' is not a position. Write in English. A translation under your paragraph is not extra development.

A Korean multinational is deciding whether internal email must be in English. Take a side. Do not write “on the other hand” and stop.

Professor

Our Seoul headquarters wants internal email in English so the Singapore and Dallas offices can read it. Some staff say this hides local expertise. Should internal email be required to be in English?

Mina

Yes. Last month a safety note stayed in Korean and the Dallas plant never saw it. One language is a safety rule, not a style preference.

Jun

No. If only fluent writers send mail, the person closest to the machine stops writing. We will get polished English and worse facts.

14:00

0 words. Aim for 100 or more.

The draft stays on this device.

Before you check the quiz

  • You chose yes or no. A split down the middle is not a position.
  • You answered the other student instead of ignoring them.
  • A reader can see what policy you want on Monday morning.
  • You are at or above 100 words.

Did the task do this?

1. PositionWhich opening works for an academic discussion?
2. DevelopmentWhat counts as adding something the other posts did not say?
3. LanguageWhich sentence is the one you can post?
4. LengthYou have 70 words and the reason is clear. What is the better use of the remaining time?
5. PositionWhich opening takes a side on internal English?
6. LanguageWhich sentence can you post?

Answer every question, then check.